Beowulf (Gummere's translation) · Character Constellations
Orrery character constellations — every star is a character (color = house, size = number of relations); lines are relationships (color = type). Every edge is traceable to a quoted passage from the original text, checked by a verification gate. 68 characters · 158 relationships. Click the map to arm zoom — scroll/pinch to dive in (more names appear as you zoom), drag to pan, double-click to reset. Drag the chapter slider to watch the network grow.
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slider ch range=1..41 step=1 default=41 label="Chapters revealed (Prelude of the Founder of the Danish House → Section XLI)"
group Danes color=#2dd4bf
group Geats color=#fb923c
group Swedes color=#a3e635
group others color=#6b7280
rel parent color=#a78bfa
rel enemies color=#ef4444 dashed=true
rel patron color=#818cf8
rel fealty color=#3b82f6
rel siblings color=#34d399
rel elder-kin color=#c4b5fd
rel married color=#fb7185
rel rivals color=#f59e0b dashed=true
rel friends color=#a3e635
rel engaged color=#f472b6
rel mentor color=#22d3ee
rel guardian color=#c4b5fd
rel other color=#6b7280
node scyld x=594.3 y=44 label=Scyld group=Danes w=1 ch=1
node beowulfthescylding x=702.3 y=44 label="Beowulf the Scylding" group=Danes w=2 ch=1
node healfdene x=520.2 y=183.8 label=Healfdene group=Danes w=15 ch=2
node heorogar x=449.0 y=56.6 label=Heorogar group=Danes w=4 ch=2
node hrothgar x=643.6 y=222.2 label=Hrothgar group=Danes w=35 ch=2
node halga x=360.1 y=44 label=Halga group=Danes w=1 ch=2
node cain x=956 y=716 label=Cain w=1 ch=2
node abel x=956 y=716 label=Abel w=1 ch=2
node grendel x=704.9 y=296.0 label=Grendel w=17 ch=3
node beowulf x=772.5 y=379.6 label=Beowulf group=Geats w=64 ch=6
node hygelac x=883.5 y=529.4 label=Hygelac group=Geats w=19 ch=6
node wulfgar x=756.1 y=44 label=Wulfgar group=Danes w=2 ch=6
node ecgtheow x=838.7 y=377.1 label=Ecgtheow group=Geats w=12 ch=7
node hrethel x=927.6 y=550.9 label=Hrethel group=Geats w=8 ch=7
node wayland x=956 y=418.5 label=Wayland w=1 ch=7
node unferth x=584.9 y=429.2 label=Unferth group=Danes w=4 ch=9
node ecglaf x=403.9 y=619.5 label=Ecglaf w=1 ch=9
node breca x=661.8 y=541.3 label=Breca w=3 ch=9
node beanstan x=597.1 y=716 label=Beanstan w=1 ch=9
node wealhtheow x=741.6 y=228.1 label=Wealhtheow group=Danes w=4 ch=10
node sigemund x=112.6 y=716 label=Sigemund w=2 ch=14
node fitela x=44 y=716 label=Fitela w=1 ch=14
node sigemundsdragon x=44 y=716 label="Sigemund's dragon" w=1 ch=14
node hrothulf x=524.5 y=44 label=Hrothulf group=Danes w=1 ch=16
node finn x=44 y=504.4 label=Finn w=6 ch=17
node folcwald x=44 y=456.5 label=Folcwald w=1 ch=17
node hengest x=44 y=380.6 label=Hengest group=Danes w=3 ch=17
node hnaef x=219.5 y=406.9 label=Hnaef group=Danes w=3 ch=17
node hildeburh x=44 y=607.7 label=Hildeburh w=2 ch=17
node hoc x=44 y=716 label=Hoc w=1 ch=17
node hun x=44 y=200.8 label=Hun w=1 ch=18
node guthlaf x=44 y=571.3 label=Guthlaf w=1 ch=18
node oslaf x=44 y=662.6 label=Oslaf w=1 ch=18
node hrethric x=316.5 y=125.5 label=Hrethric group=Danes w=2 ch=18
node hrothmund x=44 y=113.2 label=Hrothmund group=Danes w=1 ch=18
node hama x=44 y=246.8 label=Hama w=1 ch=19
node eormenric x=44 y=306.6 label=Eormenric w=1 ch=19
node swerting x=828.1 y=716 label=Swerting w=1 ch=19
node grendelsmother x=808.7 y=243.9 label="Grendel's mother" w=9 ch=20
node aeschere x=808.7 y=123.9 label=Aeschere group=Danes w=6 ch=21
node yrmenlaf x=956 y=44 label=Yrmenlaf group=Danes w=1 ch=21
node hygd x=956 y=358.8 label=Hygd group=Geats w=4 ch=28
node haereth x=956 y=214.2 label=Haereth w=1 ch=28
node thryth x=44 y=44 label=Thryth w=1 ch=28
node hemming x=44 y=44 label=Hemming w=1 ch=28
node offa x=44 y=44 label=Offa w=2 ch=28
node eomer x=82.3 y=44 label=Eomer w=3 ch=28
node garmund x=127.6 y=44 label=Garmund w=1 ch=28
node ongentheow x=876.5 y=716 label=Ongentheow group=Swedes w=7 ch=29
node freawaru x=682.6 y=44 label=Freawaru group=Danes w=2 ch=29
node froda x=909.2 y=44 label=Froda w=1 ch=29
node ingeld x=934.9 y=44 label=Ingeld w=2 ch=29
node hondscio x=500.2 y=301.5 label=Hondscio group=Geats w=1 ch=29
node heoroweard x=252.4 y=44 label=Heoroweard group=Danes w=1 ch=30
node heardred x=956 y=300.4 label=Heardred group=Geats w=4 ch=30
node hereric x=956 y=92.5 label=Hereric w=1 ch=30
node eadgils x=768.5 y=580.6 label=Eadgils w=3 ch=33
node ohtere x=681.2 y=716 label=Ohtere group=Swedes w=4 ch=33
node herebeald x=922.4 y=716 label=Herebeald group=Geats w=4 ch=33
node haethcyn x=956 y=686.9 label=Haethcyn group=Geats w=5 ch=33
node eofor x=956 y=622.5 label=Eofor group=Geats w=5 ch=34
node daeghrefn x=956 y=170.2 label=Daeghrefn w=1 ch=34
node wiglaf x=749.4 y=513.1 label=Wiglaf group=Geats w=15 ch=35
node weohstan x=660.7 y=633.4 label=Weohstan group=Geats w=7 ch=35
node aelfhere x=956 y=524.1 label=Aelfhere w=1 ch=35
node eanmund x=494.5 y=716 label=Eanmund group=Swedes w=3 ch=35
node onela x=541.9 y=716 label=Onela group=Swedes w=3 ch=35
node wulfwonreding x=956 y=658.2 label="Wulf Wonreding" group=Geats w=3 ch=40
edge scyld beowulfthescylding rel=parent ch=1
edge healfdene heorogar rel=parent ch=2
edge healfdene hrothgar rel=parent ch=2
edge healfdene halga rel=parent ch=2
edge beowulfthescylding healfdene rel=parent ch=2
edge abel cain rel=enemies ch=2
edge grendel hrothgar rel=enemies ch=3
edge healfdene hrothgar rel=parent ch=4
edge healfdene hrothgar rel=parent ch=5
edge healfdene hrothgar rel=parent ch=6
edge hygelac beowulf rel=fealty ch=6
edge hrothgar wulfgar rel=fealty ch=6
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=7
edge hrethel beowulf rel=elder-kin ch=7
edge hygelac beowulf rel=fealty ch=7
edge hrothgar wulfgar rel=fealty ch=7
edge wayland beowulf rel=other ch=7
edge heorogar hrothgar rel=siblings ch=8
edge healfdene heorogar rel=parent ch=8
edge grendel hrothgar rel=enemies ch=8
edge ecglaf unferth rel=parent ch=9
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=9
edge beowulf breca rel=rivals ch=9
edge beanstan breca rel=parent ch=9
edge beowulf unferth rel=rivals ch=9
edge beowulf grendel rel=enemies ch=10
edge beowulf breca rel=rivals ch=10
edge hrothgar wealhtheow rel=married ch=10
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=10
edge healfdene hrothgar rel=parent ch=10
edge grendel hrothgar rel=enemies ch=10
edge hrothgar wealhtheow rel=married ch=11
edge grendel hrothgar rel=enemies ch=12
edge beowulf grendel rel=enemies ch=13
edge sigemund fitela rel=elder-kin ch=14
edge sigemund sigemundsdragon rel=enemies ch=14
edge grendel hrothgar rel=enemies ch=15
edge beowulf grendel rel=enemies ch=15
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=15
edge hrothgar beowulf rel=patron ch=16
edge healfdene hrothgar rel=parent ch=16
edge finn hengest rel=enemies ch=17
edge hoc hildeburh rel=parent ch=17
edge folcwald finn rel=parent ch=17
edge hildeburh hnaef rel=siblings ch=17
edge healfdene hnaef rel=fealty ch=17
edge finn hnaef rel=enemies ch=17
edge finn hengest rel=other ch=18
edge hengest hun rel=enemies ch=18
edge finn guthlaf rel=enemies ch=18
edge finn oslaf rel=enemies ch=18
edge hrethric hrothmund rel=siblings ch=18
edge hrothgar hrothulf rel=elder-kin ch=18
edge hrothgar unferth rel=fealty ch=18
edge wealhtheow beowulf rel=patron ch=19
edge swerting hygelac rel=elder-kin ch=19
edge eormenric hama rel=enemies ch=19
edge grendelsmother grendel rel=parent ch=20
edge beowulf grendel rel=enemies ch=20
edge hrothgar aeschere rel=fealty ch=21
edge aeschere yrmenlaf rel=siblings ch=21
edge aeschere grendelsmother rel=enemies ch=21
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=22
edge aeschere grendelsmother rel=enemies ch=22
edge unferth beowulf rel=patron ch=22
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=23
edge healfdene hrothgar rel=parent ch=23
edge hrethel hygelac rel=parent ch=23
edge hrothgar beowulf rel=patron ch=23
edge beowulf grendelsmother rel=enemies ch=23
edge grendelsmother grendel rel=parent ch=23
edge beowulf grendelsmother rel=enemies ch=24
edge beowulf grendel rel=enemies ch=24
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=25
edge healfdene hrothgar rel=parent ch=25
edge beowulf hrothgar rel=patron ch=25
edge beowulf hrothgar rel=friends ch=25
edge grendel hrothgar rel=enemies ch=26
edge hrothgar beowulf rel=patron ch=26
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=27
edge hrothgar hrethric rel=parent ch=27
edge hrothgar beowulf rel=patron ch=27
edge healfdene hrothgar rel=parent ch=27
edge haereth hygd rel=parent ch=28
edge offa thryth rel=married ch=28
edge garmund eomer rel=elder-kin ch=28
edge eomer hemming rel=other ch=28
edge offa eomer rel=parent ch=28
edge hygd hygelac rel=married ch=28
edge hygelac ongentheow rel=enemies ch=29
edge hygelac beowulf rel=fealty ch=29
edge froda ingeld rel=parent ch=29
edge freawaru ingeld rel=engaged ch=29
edge hrothgar freawaru rel=parent ch=29
edge beowulf grendel rel=enemies ch=29
edge grendel hondscio rel=enemies ch=29
edge grendelsmother grendel rel=parent ch=29
edge beowulf grendelsmother rel=enemies ch=29
edge hrothgar aeschere rel=fealty ch=29
edge hrothgar beowulf rel=patron ch=29
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=29
edge healfdene hrothgar rel=parent ch=29
edge aeschere grendelsmother rel=enemies ch=29
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=30
edge hygelac beowulf rel=elder-kin ch=30
edge hrothgar beowulf rel=patron ch=30
edge heorogar heoroweard rel=parent ch=30
edge beowulf hygelac rel=patron ch=30
edge wealhtheow beowulf rel=patron ch=30
edge beowulf hygd rel=patron ch=30
edge hereric heardred rel=elder-kin ch=30
edge beowulf grendel rel=enemies ch=32
edge hrethel hygelac rel=parent ch=32
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=32
edge hygelac heardred rel=parent ch=32
edge hygd heardred rel=parent ch=32
edge beowulf heardred rel=mentor ch=32
edge beowulf eadgils rel=friends ch=33
edge hrethel beowulf rel=guardian ch=33
edge ecgtheow beowulf rel=parent ch=33
edge hrethel herebeald rel=parent ch=33
edge hrethel haethcyn rel=parent ch=33
edge hrethel hygelac rel=parent ch=33
edge haethcyn herebeald rel=siblings ch=33
edge herebeald hygelac rel=siblings ch=33
edge haethcyn hygelac rel=siblings ch=33
edge haethcyn herebeald rel=enemies ch=33
edge ohtere eadgils rel=parent ch=33
edge beowulf eadgils rel=patron ch=33
edge eofor ongentheow rel=enemies ch=34
edge beowulf daeghrefn rel=enemies ch=34
edge weohstan wiglaf rel=parent ch=35
edge aelfhere wiglaf rel=other ch=35
edge ohtere eanmund rel=parent ch=35
edge eanmund weohstan rel=enemies ch=35
edge onela eanmund rel=elder-kin ch=35
edge onela weohstan rel=patron ch=35
edge weohstan wiglaf rel=patron ch=35
edge beowulf wiglaf rel=fealty ch=35
edge beowulf wiglaf rel=patron ch=35
edge beowulf wiglaf rel=fealty ch=36
edge beowulf wiglaf rel=other ch=36
edge beowulf wiglaf rel=fealty ch=38
edge weohstan wiglaf rel=parent ch=38
edge beowulf wiglaf rel=other ch=38
edge weohstan wiglaf rel=parent ch=39
edge haethcyn ongentheow rel=enemies ch=39
edge ongentheow ohtere rel=parent ch=39
edge ohtere onela rel=siblings ch=39
edge ongentheow wulfwonreding rel=enemies ch=40
edge eofor ongentheow rel=enemies ch=40
edge eofor wulfwonreding rel=siblings ch=40
edge hygelac eofor rel=fealty ch=40
edge hygelac eofor rel=patron ch=40
edge hygelac wulfwonreding rel=patron ch=40
edge hrethel hygelac rel=parent ch=40
edge hygelac ongentheow rel=enemies ch=40
edge weohstan wiglaf rel=parent ch=41
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Extracted from the original text of Beowulf (Gummere's translation). Made with Rho MD.